Quality in non-formal education and training

Background documents 

• Recommendation Rec(2003)8 on the promotion and recognition of non-formal education/learning of young people
• Consultative Meeting: Implementing Quality and Innovation in the Educational Activies of the Directorate of Youth and Sport (2003)
• Quality standards in education and training activities of the Directorate of Youth and Sport of the Council of Europe
• More documents on non-formal education and quality in non-formal education…

The Trainers’ Pool of the Directorate of Youth and Sport 

TP Presentation / How to become a member? / For external partners: how to use the TP?

Being a consultant in the Study sessions 

Useful information for study sessions (Financial, administrative & other relevant documentation)

Objectives 

The overall aim is to make sure the Youth Programme 2003-2005 is of a high quality and gains the widest possible exposure through:

• maintaining and improving the quality of the education and training carried outby the Council of Europe's youth sector;
• supporting the work of youth NGOs in Europe and, in particular, innovative projects which encourage young people to play a more active role in public life;
• ensuring the activities of the youth sector of the Council of Europe gain the maximum public impact and exposure.

Selected activities: 

• Training course: ''Introduction to Organising International Youth Activities''
• Training for trainers involved in Euro-Mediterranean Youth Work
• Training course for European Youth Centres study sessions programme

Selection of publications: 

• The Council of Europe and Youth: Thirty Years Experience, (2002). The evolution of the Council of Europe's youth sector between 1972 and 2002
• T-Kits: A series of educational and training publications produced in co-operation with the European Commission. All available on line at www.training-youth.net